Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Gearing up for Sew South!

Sew South Retreat starts tomorrow and I have a lot of work to do to get ready! Yesterday I spent hours layering fabric to make two silk scarves, one for me, one for my secret sister:

Then I pulled fat quarters for the fat quarter swap and simple spiral blocks for my stuff swap:

I think I'll exchange these for all RED fat quarters. I seem to be needing to expand my selection in that color. You can never have too much red.

So today I still need to pull and cut fabrics for the various classes on paper piecing, bag making, and yoga pants. I turns out it's a lot of work to be ready for a retreat, and a bit messy too!

The thing about getting ready like this is you have to keep it all in perspective. I'm a bit stressed, a bit frazzled, and slightly frustrated with myself. I should have / could have done this a lot sooner, but it didn't happen and is now all last minute, exactly what I didn't want to do, but that's life!

As I've learned from the Happiness Project, what makes you happy doesn't always make you FEEL happy at the time. I know I'm going to have a great time this weekend and that's what counts. Here's to pushing beyond your comfort zone!

I'm leaving for a Quilt Retreat in Bear Lake (Utah/Idaho) on Monday, and I haven't started getting ready yet! It's going to be a very busy weekend, for sure! Hope you have a fabulously fun time at your retreat.

A Little Advice from Leah:

Stop stressing about perfection. Perfection does not exist past 25 inches! Actually, make that 5 inches.

Don't be afraid of your tension dial - it was put there for a reason.

Quilt because it makes you happy, not because you need to "finish this damn quilt!"

If you've never quilted before and are waiting for that perfect day when the kids are grown or you're retired, STOP WAITING! Today is the day, now is the time, get off your butt and do it!

Eat, Quilt, Sleep, Repeat.

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